{"meta":{"version":"2.1","_links":{"self":{"href":"https://api.vam.ac.uk/v2/object/O1782819"},"collection_page":{"href":"https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1782819/"}},"images":{"_primary_thumbnail":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2025PL3171/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg","_iiif_image":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2025PL3171/","_alt_iiif_image":[],"imageResolution":"low","_images_meta":[{"assetRef":"2025PL3171","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2025PL3182","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2026PL4487","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2025PL3172","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2025PL3183","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2026PL4486","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2026PL4482","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false}]},"see_also":null},"record":{"systemNumber":"O1782819","accessionNumber":"T.94:1 to 4-2025","objectType":"Outfit","titles":[],"summaryDescription":"Rei Kawakubo (b. 1942) began producing clothes under the label Comme des Garçons in 1969 in  Tokyo and established a limited company in 1973. The label showed at Paris Fashion Week in 1981  and became an international success, with Kawakubo widely regarded as one of the ‘wave’ of  Japanese designers reshaping the global fashion landscape. Throughout her long career Kawakubo  has maintained an avant-garde approach and remained consistently cutting-edge and conceptual in  her presentations each season.","physicalDescription":"Top of red cotton voile with black wool pattern piece appliqued across the torso. Red nylon net skirt of uneven length. Pair of pointed leather buckled shoes.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Rei Kawakubo","id":"A7409"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Comme des Garçons","id":"A19683"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"cotton","id":"AAT14067"},{"text":"wool","id":"x40131"},{"text":"nylon","id":"x29761"},{"text":"leather","id":"AAT11845"}],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Top 50% cotton 50% wool, skirt 100% nylon, shoes leather and metal.","categories":[{"text":"Fashion","id":"THES48957"},{"text":"Womenswear","id":"THES49044"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&F","id":"THES48601"},"images":["2025PL3171","2025PL3182","2026PL4487","2025PL3172","2025PL3183","2026PL4486","2026PL4482"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"002","id":"THES404267"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"002","id":"THES404267"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"002","id":"THES404267"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"002","id":"THES404267"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Top","id":"THES259505"}],[{"text":"Skirt","id":"AAT209932"}],[{"text":"Shoe","id":"AAT46065"}],[{"text":"Shoe","id":"AAT46065"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"2007","earliest":"2007-01-01","latest":"2007-12-31"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by The Geneviève Ley Estate in memory of Geneviève Ley","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Length","value":"123","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"skirt","note":""},{"dimension":"","value":"","unit":"","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"","value":"","unit":"","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"2 layered red tulle skirt \r\nouter skirt layers approx. 67cm\r\nlong skirt layer 123cm centre front \r\n\r\nblack and red deconstructed blazer/blouse - loose fitting - bust 122cm \r\n\r\nShoes 30cm length - ","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"From the wardrobe of Geneviève Ley.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Outfit of top, skirt and shoes, Comme des Garçons by Rei Kawakubo, Spring/Summer 2007","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"Ready to wear","id":"THES48866"},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["T.94:1-2025","T.94:2-2025","T.94:3-2025","T.94:4-2025"],"accessionNumberNum":"94","accessionNumberPrefix":"T","accessionYear":2025,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2026-03-23","recordCreationDate":"2024-06-12","availableToBook":false}}